Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
Devanagari script
नारद उवाच । भवद्भिः श्रूयतां देवा वचनं मम नान्यथा । तारकेण यदुक्तं च सानुगे नावधार्यताम्
Transliteration
nārada uvāca | bhavadbhiḥ śrūyatāṃ devā vacanaṃ mama nānyathā | tārakeṇa yaduktaṃ ca sānuge nāvadhāryatām
Translation
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, എന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ യഥാതഥമായി കേൾക്കുവിൻ. താരകൻ അനുചരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ പറഞ്ഞതിനെ യഥാവിധി ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ധരിക്കുവിൻ.
Word by Word
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (Speaker)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
भवद्भिःby you (all)
भवद्भिः:
Karta (Agent of passive)
TypeNoun
Rootभवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; आदरार्थे (honorific ‘you’)
श्रूयताम्let (it) be heard
श्रूयताम्:
Kriyā (Injunction)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative: ‘let it be heard’)
देवाःO gods
देवाः:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), बहुवचन
वचनम्statement
वचनम्:
Karma (Logical object/thing heard)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: subject of passive ‘to be heard’)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (otherwise)
तारकेणby Tāraka
तारकेण:
Karta (Agent of passive in yad-uktaṃ)
TypeNoun
Rootतारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन
यत्which/what
यत्:
Sambandha (Relative)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
उक्तम्said
उक्तम्:
Karma (Thing said)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) + क्त
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
सwith
स:
Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
TypeNoun
Rootस (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (with)
अनुगेhis follower/attendant
अनुगे:
Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
अवधार्यताम्let it be accepted/assented to
अवधार्यताम्:
Kriyā (Injunction)
TypeVerb
Rootअव-धृ (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative: ‘let it be accepted/considered’)
Speaker
Nārada
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Devas led by Indra (Śakra)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nārada stands before the devas, palm raised in emphasis, requesting attentive hearing; devas sit in semicircle with Indra central; atmosphere of impending conflict.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaD
DevasT
TārakaFAQs
Wise action begins with attentive listening and clear understanding, not haste or denial.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.